What cars will we be driving tomorrow? Richard Bruce, Head of the Office for Low Emission Vehicles, thinks he knows the answer. Did you know that for a number of years in the early 20th century New York City had …
The Government proposes laws. Civil servants help turn those ideas into reality. Wally Ford from the Department for Culture, Media & Sport talks about one particularly high-profile example. In September 2011 the Government announced plans to make marriages between same …
Thinking good thoughts isn’t enough. Chris Mullin, Deputy Director, Cabinet Office’s Implementation Unit, describes how he and his colleagues are working with departments to get things done. In the spring of 2012, implementation was hailed, depending on where people were …
Sir Peter Housden, Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government, gives his perspective on public services in Scotland. We are currently in a rich period of organisational reform. The Civil Service Reform Plan is redrawing relationships within and between departments in …
Selvin Brown from the Department for Work and Pensions explains how the Civil Service is helping Britain’s most disadvantaged individuals and families. The problems facing disadvantaged people in the UK are tough to crack, and have long-lasting effects. A lack …
The Investment Facility for Utilising UK Specialist Expertise is harnessing the wealth of expertise of UK civil servants to support improvements in the business environment of our partner countries. By Natalie Skerritt, Department for International Development, and Hugo Warner, PricewaterhouseCoopers. …
Clear laws are essential to the economy and society, but people often find them difficult to understand. Recent research has been exploring how to make legislation better and present it in more effective ways, says John Sheridan, Head of Legislation …
The GREAT campaign is a cross-Government initiative designed to deliver trade and tourism benefits to the UK by harnessing the best that Britain has to offer under a single brand and promoting our strengths to the world. Conrad Bird, Director …
Years of accumulated regulations are hindering growth and personal responsibility. The Red Tape Challenge has used some new techniques – and some old ones – to cut the statute book down to size and target 3,000 regulations for reform, saving …
To compete successfully in tomorrow’s global knowledge economy, technological innovation is vital. James Easey from the Technology Strategy Board explains how £1.4 billion of public and private investment is helping the emerging network of Catapult centres shape this country’s innovation …
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